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Reply to "Help me understand the difference between Montessori and play-based preschool"
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[quote=Anonymous]There is no standard Montessori approach - it really varies widely how it is actually practices. But, pp is right. Montessori has a curated collection of "toys" that follow the preschool developmental trajectory. The idea is that as a child matures s/he will naturally select what is best for their particular stage (and become bored with whatever toys target already acquired skills). Play-based is more like letting kids create the toys that are developmentally appropriate, and that through play they will practice what they need to in order to develop skills. So, there might be a morning lesson and then the stations in theory have supporting activities. (Play-based gone wrong is when all the stations look like pinterest and there's no ground-up creativity from the kids.) We've had our kids in both and have been equally happy. They both had outdoor classrooms and we felt like they were letting kids be kids.[/quote]
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